oscarmadison: tony was singing that in the previous episode too - "my hands felt just like towo balloons

Rob: That's how he tried to feel... I don't think he did, though.

jfarley: Surprised T tried peyote...

uchoops07: Chris actually looked very young with that baseball hat on, much like he looked in the very first episode where he was also driving out of control with Tony

Rob: That was him trying to numb himself, I think.

mike: Alan, I will say this, although Tony is sinking further into depravity, he had more reason to kill Chris than Hesh or Paulie

Alan Sepinwall: I think Tony was doing drugs to emulate Chris, just like he was sleeping with Chris' woman.

jfarley: Yeah

uchoops07: Much like when T did coke with Adrianna

carl1061: Not to mention how he smelled the wine, then drank it, then savored it, while eating alone in Vegas.

chrissygirl: i really think he's going to get with chris's wife

jfarley: Do you think Chris wanted T to do it?

Alan Sepinwall: Well, Kelli did look a little Jackie O. at the funeral, and Soprano men have a thing for the Kennedy family.

chrissygirl: he has that madonna brunette thing going on

jfarley: T was turned off by the breast feeding

Rob: I think Tony's done with the Family ... Capital F. I don't know if he wants to deal with it any longer.

uchoops07: Uh, prob. not .. I think he just wanted him to take his place and say that he was driving not Chrissy

MPA: No, he wanted Tony to make it look like he was driving.

Alan Sepinwall: I don't think Chris exactly objected, jfarley.

Chris from West Caldwell: At first, I thought Tony was doing it to put Chris out of his misery, so he wouldn't suffer

bosoxfan: jfarley, I think Chris was acceptign of what T did

Erich: What an episode! Any guesses as to what "I get it!" meant?

jfarley: Go sox!

carl1061: Alan, Chris said "Never pass the drug test. Call (unintelligble)." Tony was punching in 911, then stopped, but Chris said something else I couldn't understand. Something like "Call Maytags." Do you know what he said?

Chris from West Caldwell: but with the coldness in his eyes and his glancing at the baby seat and his disgust, i knew it was for Tony's own benefit

uchoops07: He was coughing up blood .. he was disoriented .. I doubt he wanted to die especially after going off about his daughter last week and how great kids were

aderosa19: totally for tony's benefit

Alan Sepinwall: Erich, I initially thought it was "I did it!" but closed captioning insisted on "I get it!," so maybe he had some peyote epiphany looking at the sun.

ac08401: did anyone else think when tony woke up from the dream sequence about ranting to melfi that the whole beginning might have been have been a dream? would have found chase and beat him if that was the case

jfarley: Definitely was a 'death rattle'

Rob: Was he hallucinating when he said, "Call me a taxi"?

Rob: Confused?

Alan Sepinwall: ac, the whole episode had a dream quality to it -- nightmare, really -- even though Chris was so clearly, really dead.

aderosa19: you mean, he didn't say i did it at the end?

oscarmadison: I rtewound a couple of times for "I did it"/I get it"

Alan Sepinwall: Rob, he was so badly injured he barely knew where he went.

uchoops07: Hey AC, I thought that too .. then i saw the bruisese still there and breathed a sigh

Alan Sepinwall: No, the captioning makes it clear it was "I get it," and those guys work off a script.

ac08401: yeah me too

michigan: Call me a taxi so that he could leave before police arrived an dhauled him away

zenitram99: he said i did it

MPA: What was it the Jasons said to AJ at the funeral? I thought there was something more there?

jfarley: Alan.. T had a drug induced 'revelation'?

uchoops07: Alan, HBO.com also has it as 'i get it"

Erich: My wife heard "I did it!", too. I heard "I get it" and that jived with the "tony has a revelation" blurb about the episode. I wonder if Tony has accepted himself and his lot in life (as opposed to "Who am I, Why am I here" from the beginning of the season.

Chris from West Caldwell: It seems that the general theme with almost all of the characters in the final season is, "Is this all there really is?"

jfarley: ERich, that was my thought

Alan Sepinwall: I think Tony's accepted that he can't hold onto his humanity anymore, that it's okay for him to be a complete monster and kill anyone who gets in his way.

uchoops07: AJ had crazy mood swings last night

Alan Sepinwall: It occurred to me this morning that he's Michael Corleone, and Chris was Fredo -- only his sins were never as great as Fredo's.

Chris from West Caldwell: Last night joining the characters who have had this thought were AJ in his final scene with the counselor and Paulie at his mom's funeral

zenitram99: was chris paralyzed? He didn't put up much of a fight

bosoxfan: exactly

chrissygirl: Alan but who will continue to earn?

Alan Sepinwall: Tony's becoming a better mobster, but he's now all alone.

Erich: Agreed. Tony has become Livia...and just might be ok with that. (Shudder.)

thebing: I thought the thing with AJ saying "you'd have your head up your ass to not be depressed" was important, because immediately after they showed Tony laughing it up

carl1061: I also thought it was interesting Tony was confronted by his "Cleaver" character even after Chris' death when Daniel Baldwin showed up at the funeral and nodded a "funeral hello" to Tony.

mike: Tony has lost all decency, but I kind of think killing Chris was more justified than other killings he has contemplated this season

Alan Sepinwall: chrissygirl, there's still Bacala, and the construction business... it wasn't clear that Chris was much of an earner as a captain.

uchoops07: Tony threw that Cleaver mug away pretty damn fast

Rob: Alan, I agree. There is no escape from these lives -- both personal and their professional lives.

ac08401: tony tossing the cleaver mug- hilarious

Chris from West Caldwell: Tony's crew is SO much weaker than the NY crew

bosoxfan: Alan - I was thinking of Fredo as well - does that mean Meadow will end up like Mary Corleeone

Alan Sepinwall: Tony's worse than Livia, because he has the power of life and death over lots of people, where Livia could only cause emotional damage.

jfarley: Watch "Cleaver' become a mega cult hit and money starts pouring into the family. That's his legacy.

Alan Sepinwall: Meadow's a better actress than Sofia Coppola.

carl1061: But can she direct?

uchoops07: Hey Alan, I guess this puts to rest the rumor that Ade is still alive, right? What purpose would she serve if Chrissy is dead?

zenitram99: Meadow is pretty vapid this season

jfarley: Two deaths within days of each other would get a lot of press, right Alan?

chrissygirl: Meadow is the natural heir, as she has the brains

thebing: Chris ended up like his dad, leaving his baby behind without a father

Erich: Livia attempted to have her son whacked...Tony succeeded in killing his surogate son.

Alan Sepinwall: And if "Cleaver" is a huge hit, all those hats and mugs Tony was giving away could be collector's items.

thebing: thats the Moltisanti legacy

Alan Sepinwall: Anyone who thought Ade was still alive was delusional. I got an e-mail this morning from a fan whose wife thinks that Julianna and Adriana are the same person, with plastic surgery.

uchoops07: hahaha

zenitram99: Did anybody else notice that you can see Tony's taint during the sex scene

chrissygirl: ugh

chrissygirl: yes i did

carl1061: speaking of Julianna, I enjoyed how she corrected Tony on her last name when he introduced her to CArm

Alan Sepinwall: jfarley, what two deaths within days of each other: Chris and Nucci?

KiwiBrownn: I wonder if the "I get it" epiphany wil carry into the next episode in the same way that the coma "epiphany" carried through last season

jfarley: Uh, why were you looking zenitram99?

mike: Do you think another seperation between Tony and Carm is likely and what is the spark

uchoops07: "taints" for nothin'

Rob: I think that comment deserves a Sopranos: "Oooooooooh!"

Alan Sepinwall: Tony was deliberately screwing up Julianna's name so it would seem he didn't know her well.

Erich: Anyone think AJ will commit suicide?

jfarley: JT and Chris both die...both involved with Cleaver

Alan Sepinwall: Mike, Carm and Sil are the only people Tony hasn't put himself on the outs with yet.

chrissygirl: Phil will whack AJ as retribution for his brother

zenitram99: i couldn't help but notice. tthey were practically rubbing our noses in it.

thebing: Is Little Carmine next? It looks like Tony and LC are hanging out again next week

Alan Sepinwall: jfarley, we don't know how long ago JT's murder was, and now the prime suspect -- if there was a prime suspect -- is dead in a coke-fueled car crash.

mike: i was thinking something would happen with AJ causing Cam to leave him, although who knows what AJ does next

Alan Sepinwall: Maybe "Cleaver" is cursed. Maybe after Little Carmine, Daniel Baldwin gets it. Or that poor director who never got to give his speech.

jfarley: It only seemed like a few days between JT's death and the car accident

chrissygirl: Paulie will be the rat

uchoops07: I know Butchie is a personal favorite of Chase's, but I want that guy to die moreso than Leotardo!

zenitram99: i like how tony projected his feeling of relief onto carm

Alan Sepinwall: But that's why he's so great, uchoops! He's such a bastard.

aderosa19: i think paulie's the rat too

ac08401: who will be the next to die?

mike: That would be Tony's ultimate sin-- allowing AJ to enter the family, that is the last shred of decency hehas

bosoxfan: I think the rat will be more shocking -- eg Sil

oscarmadison: No malaprops from little carmine lately - but one from T "I was prostate with grief"

michigan: what was it with Carlos arrival at tonys house?

jfarley: I think the Shah of Iran is next to go...

carl1061: Just watched the ending again. Tony's soft-voiced "I get it" is obvious. The one he hollers after that is harder to understand clearly, but the first one is clearly "I get it."

chrissygirl: AJ is always on the fring, he never really does the bad deads

Alan Sepinwall: Michigan, Carlo's absence was just an excuse for people to talk about something other than their feelings.

chrissygirl: he doesnt have the balls

uchoops07: Poor Paulie, 500 prayer cards gone to waste!

zenitram99: i liked AJ invoking the Reverend Rodney King Jr.'s famous quote

jfarley: Bobby will become his father "The Executioner' as Chase is on this 'father/son' thing

oscarmadison: I actually felt bad for AJ last night

Alan Sepinwall: I meant to ask: how'd the chat go without me last week?

thebing: Robert Iler's been good this season

michigan: Yeah like I read earlier they dont know how to react to a "normal" death

cval24: Who was the new guy in Tony's crew when they were all in his bedroom after the accident?

oscarmadison: uh...mostly dead in here, alan

mike: Im surprised AJ didnt have a panic attack when they attacked the Somalian

uchoops07: How bout the fact that AJ wasn't disgusted when something horrible was done to a "alte-paying gambler", but he got depresed after the beatdown of a civilian?

Alan Sepinwall: cval, his name's Warren, I think, played by an actor I like named Frank John Hughes. They haven't really explained who he is or what he does; I think they just needed another body in the room with so many people dying.

ColleenNJ.com: Alan, you are quite the celebrity.

ac08401: how come no one has mentioned the parallel between corzine's accident and chris and tonys accident???

ColleenNJ.com: just not the same.

jfarley: Ouch! Got bumped outta the chat room

Alan Sepinwall: uchoops, back when Tony still had a soul, he was somewhat uncomfortable about violence against civilians. It's a sign AJ isn't totally gone yet.

mike: You know what, I thought AJ may be done after the bike beating, but as you pointed out this week, Tony himself is usually disgusted by the senseless beating of innocents

carl1061: Colleen, don't think you wouldn't be missed too!

chrissygirl: Sopranos has earily been profetic, the VT killing with the crazy guy and Jr. and the accident

zenitram99: I like chris/corzine art imitating life. Both wrecked their SUV's without weirning seatbelts

jfarley: MIke, she died earlier

Alan Sepinwall: Mike, Paulie's real ma was on her deathbed when he found out.

mike: oh i forgot(with all this time between seasons) , my apologies

thebing: next week's episode title is awesome: "The Second Coming"

jfarley: So maybe that's the reason no one came to Nucci's wake

uchoops07: IOn the plus side, it was nice to see Artie Bucco, however briefly, last night!

Alan Sepinwall: Nobody really liked Nucci, anyway. Remember how Paulie had to bully those other old ladies into being her friend.

Rob: The teaser also says Meadow's father comes to her rescue.

Alan Sepinwall: You could also briefly spot Charmaine and Rosalie Aprile at the wake, too.

Rob: But then again, that could mean anything.

jfarley: Ah, the 'mystery date' revealed

carl1061: You could hold an entire chat on each of every minute from last night's show. It was so loaded with meaning and reverberations from the entire series.

Alan Sepinwall: Rob, those teasers are even more useless than the previews. The blurb for this episode only talked about the asbestos beef.

mike: Hey, was this Tony's first mistress younger than his kids(stripping her way through school)

bosoxfan: any ideas who the mystery date is ?

jfarley: I think it's Jason Barone

uchoops07: Thats who I thought too Farley

chrissygirl: Meadow will hook up with another Mob child and a new dynasty forms

clevelandman: Alan just walked in...sorry if this has been discussed: What's your interpretation of "I get it"?

mary: I have always liked Tony because there was some humanity to him, but last night I just hated him

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Alan Sepinwall: Clevelandman, I'm still mulling it over. I think it has to do with Tony accepting the loss of his conscience, that it's okay for him to kill anyone for his own sake.

bosoxfan: Chase wants us to see Tony in full-evil mode

mary: I agree Alan and it's chilling

clevelandman: indeed

Alan Sepinwall: Yeah, there's gonna be no hand-wringing about "likeable mobsters" by the time all is said and done.

michigan: the baby seat defense to justify the killing was so pathetic

ac08401: so does tony die in the ending or do you think its a life goes on- see ya in the movies type of ending/

bosoxfan: correct

chrissygirl: Alan I absolutely agree

jfarley: How is last night any different than whacking Big Pussy or Tony B? Both were a long time coming and given any more chances, Chris would've flipped and T took an opportunity to prevent that.

mike: Well, if Chris was saved, but arrested for DUI, its almost like he tried to take out a boss by driving him high on coke, lets not forget Chrissie got several passes others may not have received

zenitram99: When tony fell on the ground giggling was he elated or grieving

Alan Sepinwall: ac, I think it's life goes on. Something like Godfather II, where Tony is alive and in power but has completely lost everything decent about himself.

KiwiBrownn: he was trippin

Alan Sepinwall: zenitram, Tony was elated.

clevelandman: it will be interesting if Tony tries to influence AJ away from his new friends

bosoxfan: elated - he's going of the edge, emotionally

jfarley: Alan, elated and trippin

mike: Did he ever have anythign decent or did we just want to see it

Alan Sepinwall: JFarley, Tony B. and Pussy were immediate threats. Chris *might* have been a threat.

uchoops07: I think its more shocking because, just last year, T and Chrissy bonded over that whole Vipers/wine thing ... but even there you could see the relationship had eroded

Alan Sepinwall: "We're the Vipers!"

Rob: I think Tony has to kill a family member, ala Godfather, Part II for the show to be complete. The difference between Tony and Michael Corleone is that MC never got his hands dirty when he was boss ... Tony's done it often.

carl1061: Heidi and Kennedy ... any significance to their names, which are the title of the episode? The Kennedy name comes up later, of course, for different reasons.

mary: Right before T killed C they talked about "life is a gift" and it seemed like T was thinking about that again. Was that sincere since it came just moments before he killed Chris?

carl1061: Their names could have been Amy and Liz.

Alan Sepinwall: Mary, I think it was to remind us that Tony has completely rejected those lessons.

rminers: Alan, great catch about Vegas being Tony's hell. Do you think The Second Coming will be a judgement day for Tony?

ac08401: "no balls" is what set t off

DaGuy_From_Ville: Ending will be...Tony goes to jail,Silvio takes over NJ...no war with NY will happen

Alan Sepinwall: He told Phil last season that he remembered being in another place, "and I don't want to go back there." At the time, we thought that meant he was going to try to be a better person, but what it really means is that he will do anything to stay alive as long as possible.

jfarley: I think Chase is mirroring GF themes as universal in this 'thing of ours' but wont' let that be his format for the end.

clevelandman: Chris just proved he was incompetent...he did almost kill Tony

dorfguy148: when does furio come back?

Alan Sepinwall: The same day the Russian and Melfi's rapist do.

dorfguy148: nice

kd: that would be the best if furio made one last apprearance

DaGuy_From_Ville: T was pissed about CLEAVER...The MOVIE will play out in the end

uchoops07: When Chris was sober, he was effective .. when he was high, he was a mess.

jfarley: Carmela is different now and wouldn't be the same thing she had with Furio

rminers: And Carmela runs off to Italy with Furio....

ac08401: the better way for chris to die would be if the car rolled down the hill, the russian came out of the woods and killed him

dorfguy148: in the final scene i thought tony was yelling I GET IT

kd: and tony tracks them down

dorfguy148: the people i watched with thought I DID IT

Alan Sepinwall: Dorfguy, he was.

clevelandman: he was dorf

DaGuy_From_Ville: I GET IT

dorfguy148: i thought so thanks

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Alan Sepinwall: I get It. Per the captioning, HBO.com and 17 other sources.

jfarley: Furio probably hooked up with the lady mob boss in Sicily

DaGuy_From_Ville: The flash gave it away

kacatin: I thought it was "I did it" too

Jab: i thought" i did it" also

carl1061: the echo made it sound a lot like "i did it," but it was "i get it"

rminers: Or guesses?

jfarley: Chase might do a movie bas on the grandfathers coming to America

mary: Thank you Alan

dorfguy148: love the imagery in the beginning against the statue of liberty vs. the end in the barren desert

ross: I thought he said "I GET IT!"

DaGuy_From_Ville: Rumor has it AJ is bangin his Sister...opps

uchoops07: Dorfguy?? what a lname!

jfarley: Moving on....

ross: like the drug had put him in touch with some deep truth.

bosoxfan: and the image of the asbestos being dumped on the ducks ...

clevelandman: Alan you think AJ is done being a "mobster"?

Rob: Dorfguy, nice point on the Statue and the desert.

oscarmadison: I think Tony is the last person I'd ever want to do peyote with

dorfguy148: thanks

carl1061: Alan, the real question is whether The Star-Ledger could bring Tony's paper right to his doorstep from now on.

dorfguy148: uc hoops how are ya

Jab: Allan are the Sopranos a full time job for you at the Ledger??

uchoops07: good, man

Rob: Sonya on the other hand... [img id=em-0]

jfarley: I used to be a Star-Ledger paper boy...

kstrick9: Sorry..

jfarley: so watch it!

Alan Sepinwall: Jab, no I write about a lot of other stuff. In fact, I have to get going in a minute to write about NBC's fall schedule.

ac08401: if theres 3 episodes left and the finale on June 10th- are they doing a clips episode?